For other examples of how Oxford engages with its local community and the wider public, visit www.ox.ac.uk/community.

If you are interested in working more closely with local community partners, then it is useful, initially, to think through what you would like to get from it precisely, and then have a conversation with the Head of Government and Community Relations, who may already be aware of similar initiatives that are going on elsewhere. For example:

a current project partnering Oxfordshire County Council has seen the sharing of information and expertise on such things as children’s services, and public policy formation.

the Classics Department recently received a community grant in order to develop a project called “Ancient Tales” with the people of East Oxford. Find out more about the East Oxford Community Classics Centre.